IPS with MBBS degree posted as ADCPtraffic, runs hosp, OPD, saves 400 lives

Kanpur: An IPS officer, who had done his MBBS and even worked at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital in New Delhi before cracking the UPSC exam and joined police services, in now utilizing his medical studies and turned into a savior for Covid-19 patients during the lethal second wave.
IPS Anil Kumar posted as the ADCP of Traffic (Kanpur) set up a 16-bed L1-Covid hospital at the Reserve Police Lines where he is treating patients, mostly policemen and their families.
As soon as the second wave of corona hit the country, City Police Commissioner Aseem Kumar appointed Kumar as in-charge of the Covid cell taking into account his professional qualification.
Kumar now attends to patients in the OPD of the temporary hospital every day.
“More than two dozen patients have so far been cured after being admitted to the L1 hospital. Besides, more than 400 infected people who came to the OPD were prescribed medicines and got cured in home isolation. Majority of the patients were policemen and their family members,” Kumar told TOI.
Kumar, who hails from Alsisar in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, had done his MBBS course from the S N Medical College in Jodhpur.
Prior to his selection in Indian Police Services, he had worked at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi.
“Even during UPSC Civil Services examination interview, I was asked why I wanted to become an IPS after becoming a doctor. Many others had mocked me saying I had wasted my time and education. May be, this is the answer,” said Kumar.
“I always believe education and knowledge never go waste, always help you. In this time of severe crisis, I used my knowledge and skills and cured 400 people when there was acute shortage of beds in hospitals and so many were dying,” he added
Interestingly, Kumar’s sister, Manju who is an IAS officer and had also done MBBS.
She is currently serving as district development officer in Udaipur, Rajasthan and has been given charge of the Oxygen Audit team in Udaipur.
Talking to TOI over phone, she said she did an audit of available resources like ventilators and consumption of oxygen when there was acute shortage.
“We found that large amount of oxygen was being wasted while the patient was having meal or going to toilet. We introduced changes to save oxygen and are now providing oxygen support to 100 additional patients every day with the same supply,” she said.
“Besides being in-charge of the oxygen audit team, I am also monitoring Covid patients in a government hospital and four private medical colleges in the district. I have additional responsibility of patients and oxygen consumption of 20 private medical colleges,” Dr Manju informed.